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Show REPORT OF THE COHHISSIOXER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 47 PzlptZs contracted for and accrape attendance in contract schools durtng year ended June SO, 1907. Name of achool. - -- Renewal of contracts for 1908.-On June 28, 1907, the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions asked that contracts be granted it, payable out of Indian tribal funds, for the care and education of Indian pupils during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, at the following-named schools: St. John's Boarding School, Osage Agency, Okla., for 65 pupils, at $125 per capita per annum; St. Louis Boarding School, Osage Agency, Okla., for 75 pupils, at $125 per capita per annum; St. Joseph's Industrial School, Green Bay Agency, Wis., for 150 pupils, at $108 per capita per annum. Again, on June 28, 1907, the director of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions 6led the following request : st. Jaseph'8 Industdsl.. ...... .../ Yenominee ... 150 St. Loms ........................... Osage.. ....... 75 St. john'^.. ........................... do ... : .... 66 Total ....................................... 290 In case the court of appeals of the United States shall decide that both trust and treaQ funds of the Indians may be used for the education of Indian chil-dren in mission schools, I beg to ask that this letter be regarded as the formal application of this bureau for contracts, payable from such funds, for the care and education of Indian pupils during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, at the following-named sehoois: Immaculate Conception Mission, Crow Creek Agency, S. Dak., 65 pupils, at $108 per capita per annum; Holy Rosary Mission, Pine Ridge Agency, S. Dak., 200 pupils, at $108 per capita per annum; St. Fran-cis Mission, Rosebud Agency, S. Dak., 250 pupils, at $108 per capita per annum; St. Labre's Mission, Northern Cheyenne Agency, Mont., 60 pupils, at $108 per mpita per anoum : St. Mary's Boarding, Quapaw Reservation, Ind. T., 20 pupils. at $108 per capita per aunum. The Bureau was informed that should the court of appeals decide that these funds are applicable for the purpose named the Office would give the application proper consideration. In pursuance of instructions to the superintendent in charge of the Menominees, opportunity was given the Indians who had not here-tofore signed the five-year petition to append their names, aitd on June 29, 1907, the superintendent filed a supplemental petitioi1,'on which, with the original petition, the total number of shares repre-sented was sufficient to grant a contract for the number of 1,upils and at the rate asked for. The contract has therefore been executed. The application of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Blissions for con-tracts for the education of Osage Indians in the St. Louis and St. John's mission schools on the Os$ge Reservation for the fiscal year 5108 125 125 .......... 818,203 9 375 8:125 33,700 103+ 75 33+ 1 $l1,086.11 9,375.00 4,151.82 24,611.93 |
